My FC Getting Better With Low RPM

[detach8]

Is there any proof of this? Because some cars do, some cars don't.
Specifically, latio repair manual?

not specific to latio. when u set your car to N, first you are not saving fuel  because you are not utilizing the fuel cut off feature. it is also not safe as you are depending on your brake solely for braking. since our brake work on a pump pulled by the engine, a slightly higher rpm also gives the pump more power to brake. try slamming that E brake while coasting in N at 50kph. u will know what I mean.

next if you switch from N back to D, there is a sudden surge in the torque you will surely damage your gears over time. the constant switching in and out of gear also wears out your torque converter lockup mechanism and your gearbox valves that switches the planetary gears. i'm not sure how much modern gearboxes have changed but i'm pretty sure it's still planetary gears for 4AT. CVT is a different story and I would tend to believe it's more fragile due to the steel belt design. of course if you are going to sell your car after 5 years, i believe most gearboxes will live by it.

[Ying]

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next if you switch from N back to D, there is a sudden surge in the torque ......

and worst if some one horn you, you kan chong accidently shift to R and ram your right foot.  such accident do happen .

[bh8886]

Latio fuel tank is how many liter huh? 4get liao...

[Jazz]

Latio fuel tank is how many liter huh? 4get liao...

45L. 

[bh8886]

thanks bro!

[burnolise]

and worst if some one horn you, you kan chong accidently shift to R and ram your right foot.  such accident do happen .

Erm....if u do not know....u can switch from N to D to N without pressing the button on the gear stick.....if u do this switching without pressing the button on the gear stick....then u can't engage into R gear.....so there wun be mistake and accident lor....

[SoL]

Thats right. Push, not press.

[limck007]

but stopping at traffic lights, sometime i put to N also.. Lazy to step on brake haha

i try to switch to D be the light turn green haha

is this okie???

[LatioR]

hi bro, it's OK as long as yr car has stopped but not cruise in N till station before traffic light (this is what I understand from the post above), correct me if i'm wrong.

[Ying]

Erm....if u do not know....u can switch from N to D to N without pressing the button on the gear stick.....if u do this switching without pressing the button on the gear stick....then u can't engage into R gear.....so there wun be mistake and accident lor....

That's why I said if the person kan chong... It will still happen if the person blur blur.

[space2638]

hmm.. does Shell's V-power help to improve FC significantly? I tried it for the first time today and found that my engine is smoother, but i don't feel any significant increase in torque or "power".

I'm currently getting 21km/litre on my sports premium. Everything is stock except no spare-tyre and doing 99% h'way and tyres overinflated to 240psi. Driving alone most of e time.

[LatioR]

hmm.. does Shell's V-power help to improve FC significantly? I tried it for the first time today and found that my engine is smoother, but i don't feel any significant increase in torque or "power".

I'm currently getting 21km/litre on my sports premium. Everything is stock except no spare-tyre and doing 99% h'way and tyres overinflated to 240psi. Driving alone most of e time.

hi space2638, it's 21km/l or 12km/l ..If it's confirmed 21km/l, then why still bother abt FC, it's already superb liao

[burnolise]

but stopping at traffic lights, sometime i put to N also.. Lazy to step on brake haha

i try to switch to D be the light turn green haha

is this okie???

This is okay as long as the road is flat...some roads there is a gentle slope down....if u put to N and dun step on brake...the car will slide forward slowly....and before you know it...opps...u might bang into the car in front of you.....so beware...

[space2638]

hi space2638, it's 21km/l or 12km/l ..If it's confirmed 21km/l, then why still bother abt FC, it's already superb liao

21km/l. haha....  99% hway.. provided no jams. jam i usually kee siao and start to drive more violently so that wrecks the great FC.

i hope it can go even higher! haha... i accelrate very slowly... never above 2.2krpm. and typically cruise just over 100kph

[Jazz]

21km/l. haha....  99% hway.. provided no jams. jam i usually kee siao and start to drive more violently so that wrecks the great FC.

i hope it can go even higher! haha... i accelrate very slowly... never above 2.2krpm. and typically cruise just over 100kph

patience guy. 

[SoL]

patience guy. 

Lets have an example. Suppose you are on a journey with 10 stops.

A car accelerating at constant 2.5k rpm will reach cruising speed, eg 80km/h, around 5 seconds faster than a car accelerating at constant 2k rpm.

5 seconds per stop, 5sec x 10stops = 50sec per journey.

Would you mind arriving at your destination a minute later? Yes, there are other reasons for wanting to accelerate faster, but this is just a simple example of how reving off at the start line doesn't really make a difference for your journey time.

[Ying]

no use one lah, one L plate or bus making a right turn right before you and there goes all your time advantage. It is better to rev to pass the traffic light while green than to rev from a complete stop.

[iagree]

21km/l. haha....  99% hway.. provided no jams. jam i usually kee siao and start to drive more violently so that wrecks the great FC.

i hope it can go even higher! haha... i accelrate very slowly... never above 2.2krpm. and typically cruise just over 100kph

hi space2638

wa ko, how u drive? for most of the people, fall asleep for sure lah

[iagree]

hi space2638, it's 21km/l or 12km/l ..If it's confirmed 21km/l, then why still bother abt FC, it's already superb liao

Hi LatioR

I cannot disagree with you man!

[apoca]

Mine always at 11km/L . . even after change to full synthetic oil and super light foot.. just like dragonfly touch water..